Show A TO LOGAN reflecting OB tilt causes of the volcanic rocks met ED route ot the an overland ride of one hundred miles brought us to logan city utah on our way through the many flourishing towns were noticeable and very apparent the of the extended drought of the unprecedented past the result is as a matter of course short crops in many instances an exception however was found at the headwaters of box elder fiva miles up the canyon where the box elder stream is made up from numerous large springs a favored share of which by right is en joyed by the settlers of the snug little jovn of montana commonly known as copenhagen from the fact that it is inhabited almost exclusively by scandinavian saints the town and farms are surrounded by high mountains on every hand the nice round valley of fruitful fields looks so cozy yet lonely made so by abe frugal hand of an industrious careful and saving people they ave a operative cooperative co store well supplied and plenty seema to abound they are building a new meetinghouse which does credit to the latue settlement we stayed with abe bishop peter christian jenann who desired ui to remain and give them a lecture on our paintings of Cumorah 1 etc during the evening we had a full house which was gratifying in this isolated mountain and scenic region the bishop informed us that they had nok suffered from drought much as their fountain of springs had been fed from the surrounding mountains and their wheat yield was forty bushels of wheat per acre and three crops of lucern aa we were leaving the town a large cinnamon boar a pet muzzled and chained was to be seen by the passer by it wa captured when a cub about two years ago our horse did not relish neither the becent nor ugly appearance of mr bruin aa we based over the divide to wellsville twelve miles we met another venomous inhabitant of this mountain region Sit was a six year old rattlesnake but as we were on our way to logan the temple city and not on the war path we con let the serpent like creature enjoy his liberty in peace as he showed no signs of war toward us As we rode over these graid mountains we reminded of the time when jesus the only begotten son of god was lifted upon the cross by bigots filled with wicked zeal minds poisoned by wretched leaders and he with his forgiving spirit said aford forgive them they know not what they do but now the sepulchers of the prophets and the supposed tomb of this HOLT OKE are garnished with laurels of glory while in ur day the blood of prophets and martyrs freshly arios from the ground aa a witness of their innocence but the scene which followed jesus crucifixion is what attracted our attention more particularly while alone viewing as we dilwith did with admiration the mighty mountains and deep chasms made up of great rooks split up into fragments while other masses were sitting endways in seams some of which were at an angle of 45 degrees and in almost every conceivable position with their towering tops amidst the clouds and snow caps what a mighty convulsion at some time took place A question was it not at that time when darkness veiled the earth with shame jesus our savior was martyred marty red murdered cruelly put to death by those who know not what they were doing surely the solid rocks were rent throughout creations vast extent let us review the words of a mighty prophet who was an old re aident on american soil and emigrated years before christs crucifixion to this land of freedom and liberty thia prophet says on page ad book of nephi book 0 mormon and his own writings that his arthen lehi left jerusalem in the first apar of the reign of Zedekiah the king ot indah after crossing the groat waters and landing in donth sonth america they built great cities migrated northward building cities on their trail until they were south of these situated thus he florb on page that the prophet samuel the indians of america had predicted that three days darkness should prevail over the land and they were looking earnestly for the day according to their history and reckoning of time and in the thirty fourth year in the first month on the fourth day of the month there arose a great storm such an one as never had been known in all the land terrible thunder inasmuch that it did shake the whole earth as if it was about to divide asunder and there were exceeding sharp as never had been known in all the land and the city xera hernia did take fire and the city ot moroni did sink into the depths of thelama and the inhabitant thereof were drowned and the earth was carried up upon th city of moroni hah thai in place of the city thereof there became a great mountain and there was a great and terrible destruction st in the land southwall but behold there was a more great and terrible destruction in the land northward for benold the whole face of the land was changed and BO I 1 thought in my lonely and reflective moments because of the tempest and the whirlwinds whirl winds and the thunder ings and the and the exceeding great quaking of the whole earth and the highways were broken up and many smooth places became rough and thus the face of the whole earth became deformed and behold the rocks were rent in twain they were broken ap upon the face of the whole earth insomuch that they were found in broken fragments and in seams and in cracks upon all the face of the land the rings and the and the storm and the tempest and the akings qu of the earth did cease for behold they did last for about the space of three hours and there was not any light seen neither fire no glim the sun nor the moon nor the stars for so great were the mists of darkness which were upon the face of the land and it lasted three days great mourning and howling and weeping among all the leopie continually yea great were the groenings groan ings of the people because of the darkness and the great destruction which had come upon them some were heard to cry saying 0 that we had repented but it was to of latea that we had repented before thia great and terrible day and had not killed and stoned the prophets and cast them out then would our mothers and our fair daughters and our children have been spared and not have been buried up in that great city Moro niah anich had become a great mountain and there was a voice heard among all the inhabitants of the earth crying wo wo unto this people wo unto the inhabitants of the whole earth except they repent for the devil laug heth and his angels rejoice now is the day of my power 1 reign from the rivers to tho ends of the earth and none dare make afraid in the midst of these sad reflections we were glad to pass over the divide into the basin of the lake that was but is not for there is not enough of the former water in which horses of the pascer by have been drowned to moisten the bottom of a tea cup some springs break forth to form a small stream below the former lake and pass on down sardine canyon to wellsville where indeed x change of scenery is brought to view just to the right of wellsville is haruna in plain new also milleville millville Mill ville providence and logan with its stately temple on an elevated spot all of these cities and towns being a radius of ten miles crops are good in cache valley which abounds more abundantly with streams than some of her neighboring valleys what a contrast between brigham about eighteen miles over the moun taing southwest particularly as to its heavily laden peach tree worth about thirty or forty cents per bushel not the trees but the luscious fruit while hero over the rough divide they sell from to per bushel apples and plums however abound in this valley but the common and worms infest the beautiful fruit spreading ita ravages over the entire territory we cannot just now as in the mure early times boast of separation from pests M well as more modern saloons and other infamous dens which have made their encroach ments into those once quiet and peaceful valleys we may some time have something to say about fairview not many years in the past a barren rocky aide sloping hill to the south between north ogden and the springe where orchards brick houses and fruit abound STEVENSON |